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Faith column · The Anniston Star

The table, not the pulpit.

A weekly faith column in The Anniston Star. Plain words about God, family, and the ordinary days in between, from a pastor who writes from the kitchen table.

Matt Headley, who writes the column

The columns

10 so far2 with a longer version

  1. Latest

    Making Room for the Dark

    “You don't need a church to hear that sermon.”

  2. Longer version

    Meet You Where You Are

    “I don't preach that way as much anymore.”

  3. The Table

    “The blessing isn't a mood; it's a practice.”

  4. The Candle

    “The practice holds you when you can't hold yourself.”

  5. The Tomato Timer

    “The list doesn't empty, the inbox doesn't zero out.”

  6. The Book Lady

    “Grace with no eye on the return.”

  7. The People the Church Forgot

    “The woman I mentioned has found her people.”

  8. The Women Who Kept the Lights On

    “I never once beat the women to the church.”

  9. What the Vows Already Know

    “The vow doesn't wait for you to be ready.”